Having defeated the Empire at the Battle of Endor,
the Rebel Alliance must now transform itself from a militant
resistance force into a functioning galactic government. As Imperial
territory is reclaimed, the New Republic suffers growing pains,
having to fend off insurrections. Imperial loyalists, and wayward
warlords. Also, Luke Skywalker, the last of the Jedi, begins
training apprentices, rebuilding the Jedi order...more

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These stories occur between
4 and 5 years after the Battle of Yavin.After the events of
Return of the Jedi,
Palpatine is dead: but can his faithful Hand, Mara Jade,
complete her final mission of revenge? Replica droid assassin
Guri has also lost her master, but as she struggles for
humanity, her android brain makes her a target! When rivals
clash over the late Jabba the Hutt's criminal empire, the
Bloated one makes a surprising appearance! And a mysterious
doppelganger is asking for trouble impersonating everyone's
favorite bounty hunter: it's Boba Fett vs. Boba Fett!

These stories occur approximately
5 years after the Battle of Yavin.The Death Star has been destroyed.
The Empire is in ruins. But the Dark Side lives on.Within
the remains of the evil Empire, the surviving Imperial
warlords have been fighting among themselves for power. No one
knows who will seize control, but the Prophets of the Dark
Side have foretold that soon a new Emperor will arise and on
his right hand he shall wear an indestructible symbol of
evil...

This story occurs approximately
5 years after the Battle of Yavin.Secret Rebel Agent Kyle Katarn
will do anything to avenge his father's untimely death at
the hands of the Empire. When Kyle is threatened by 8t88 in
a Nar Shadaa bar, he tracks down the droid and secures a
mysterious disk that could put him on the path to learning
why his father was killed. Kyle soon finds that the disk
contains information about a map to the Valley of the Jedi,
a place his father had stumbled upon and kept secret. Now
it's a race between Kyle and the Empire to see who can get
to the map first..

This story occurs approximately
5 years after the Battle of Yavin.Kyle Katarn, Rebel agent and
novice Jedi, has just returned from his covert operation to
find the location of the Valley of the Jedi. But he knows
that the evil Jerec, a dark Jedi with designs on the
Empire's throne, knows where the Valley is too. Upon
returning to the Alliance, and with the support of Luke
Skywalker himself, Kyle offers to find the Valley and stop
the oncoming Imperial invasion - and, at last, fulfill his
destiny as a Jedi.

This story occurs approximately
5 years after the Battle of Yavin.Powerful remnants of the
vanquished Empire are still at large. The most deadly of
these, a ruthless legion of black-armoured stormtroopers, do
the brutal bidding of the newly risen warlord Shadowspawn.
Striking from a strategically advantageous base at the
planet Mindor, they are waging campaigns of plunder and
destruction, demolishing order and security across the
galaxy and breeding fears of an Imperial resurgence...

These stories occur between
6 and 13 years after the Battle of Yavin.They are sleek, swift, and deadly.
They are the X-wing fighters. And as the struggle rages
across the vastness of space, the fearless men and women who
pilot them risk both their lives and their machines. Their
mission: to defend the Rebel Alliance against a still
powerful and battle-hardened Imperial foe in a last-ditch
effort to control the stars.

This story occurs approximately
8 years after the Battle of Yavin.The Hapes consortium, a cluster of
sixty-three high-tech worlds, is ruled by the Queen Mother,
who wants Princess Leia to marry her son, the dashing and
wealthy Prince Isolder. When Han Solo hears the news of
Leia's impending nuptials, he reacts with shock. Han always
dreamed of marrying Leia himself, but in spite of his heroic
exploits he feels that she sees him as nothing more than a
shiftless rogue and pirate, unworthy of her hand. Now he
makes a desperate last gamble to win her back...

This story occurs approximately
8 years after the Battle of Yavin.Chewbacca's son, Lumpawarrump, has
grown up hearing tales of his father's heroics, but he
hasn't heard them from Chewbacca. Chewie's life debt to Han
Solo keeps him constantly on the move and away from home.
Without the steadying influence of his father, Lumpy is
running wild. His mother, Mallotobuck, decides that a visit
to Coruscant is in order. It's the perfect opportunity for
father and son to bond again - and for Lumpy to learn that,
even for a great hero like Chewbacca, there is more to life
than adventure.

This story occurs approximately
8 years after the Battle of Yavin.A masterpiece of Alderaanian art,
lost in transit after the planet’s destruction, has
resurfaced on the black market. Offered at auction, it will
command a handsome price. But its greatest value lies in the
vital secret it conceals: the key to a code used to
communicate with New Republic agents deep undercover within
the Empire. Discovery of the key by Imperial forces would
spell certain disaster. The only option is recovery...

This story occurs approximately
9 years after the Battle of Yavin.Princess Leia and Han Solo are
married and expecting Jedi Twins. And Luke Skywalker has
become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights. But
thousand of light-years away, the last of the emperor's
warlords has taken command of the shattered Imperial Fleet,
readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of
the new Republic. For this dark warrior has made two vital
discoveries that could destroy everything the courageous men
and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build.

This story occurs approximately
9 years after the Battle of Yavin.The dying Empire's most cunning
and ruthless warlord, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken
command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a
massive campaign aimed at the Republic's destruction. With
the aid of unimaginable weapons Thrawn plans to overwhelm
the New Republic, and impose his iron rule throughout the
Galaxy...

This story occurs approximately
9 years after the Battle of Yavin.Hopes are dim as Grand Admiral
Thrawn mounts a final siege against the Republic. While Han
Solo and Chewbacca struggle to form a wary alliance of
smugglers in a last-ditch attack against the Empire, Leia
Organa-Solo keeps the Alliance together and prepares for the
birth of her Jedi twins. But the Empire has too many ships
and too many clones to combat. The Republic's only hope lies
in sending a small force, led by Luke Skywalker, into the
very stronghold that houses Thrawn's terrible cloning
machines.

This story occurs approximately
10 years after the Battle of Yavin.Danger stalks the Rebels in the
form of the massive World Devastators, dark side machines
that destroy everything in their path. Their current target
is the planet Calimari, which will be destroyed unless Lando
Calrissian and the Rebel forces can reach it in time.
Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker meets the face behind the Force
storm, a familiar face, while Leia Organa-Solo feels Luke
being torn away.

This story occurs approximately
10 years after the Battle of Yavin.The Empire in is retreat, Luke
Skywalker has begun a quest to rebuild the Jedi. Although
dead, the Emperor's presence still haunts him, and Luke
still feels the taint of the dark side from his time as the
Emperor's thrall. The dark shadow of Palpatine seems to
creep across the galaxy once again, and the Empire awaits
his return. Enslaving a weapons factory to design a device
more deadly than the Death Star, the Empire sets its plans
in motion: to destroy the New Republic once and for all!

These stories occur approximately
10 years after the Battle of Yavin.
hroughout the vast reaches of the
galaxy one name is always uttered in hushed tones, a name
guaranteed to strike fear into the stoutest heart: Boba
Fett. His prices are exorbitant, but if you're looking for
revenge, or if you're looking for protection, he'll get the
job done.Collates: Bounty on Bar-Kooda, When the Fat
Lady Swingsand
Murder Most Foul.

This story occurs approximately
11 years after the Battle of Yavin.The Emperor is back - and this
time he's out for blood! Following his battle with Luke
Skywalker, Palpatine was forced to occupy an inferior
clone-body. That body is now aging rapidly, and Palpatine's
final, irrevocable end is near unless he can infuse his line
of clones with genetic material from a Jedi bloodline. His
target: Han and Leia's youngest child, Anakin!

This story occurs approximately
11 years after the Battle of Yavin.The last member of the Crimson
Guard, Kir Kanos, has found some possible allies with a band
of Rebels, but can they trust a former servant of the evil
Emperor? Mirith Sinn's band of Rebels is under siege by the
Empire as their hideout is discovered! But who should come
to their rescue but Kir Kanos, the last member of the
Crimson Guard?! Is he on their side or is there another
reason he is fighting with them?

This story occurs approximately
11 years after the Battle of Yavin.Following the death of Carnor Jax
ithe Empire suddenly finds itself devoid of a strong leader.
The Interim Council is assembled to manage the affairs of
the Empire until a new emperor can take the throne, yet
something is amiss. Assassinations begin to whittle down the
numbers of the council, causing panic and suspicion.
Increased raids on otherwise "safe" Rebel trade routes
arouse concern within the Republic. And just where, exactly,
has Kir Kanos gone?

This story occurs approximately
11 years after the Battle of Yavin.Corran Horn has distinguished
himself as one of the best and brightest of Rogue Squadron's
elite fighting force. Then his wife, Mirax, vanishes on a
covert mission for the New Republic, and Corran vows to find
her. To do so, he joins Luke Skywalker's famed Jedi Academy
to begin training, only to quit in frustration at
Skywalker's methods. Using his Corellian undercover
experience, he must infiltrate, sabotage, and destroy a
ruthless organization in order to find his wife.

This story occurs approximately
11 years after the Battle of Yavin.While Luke Skywalker takes the
first step toward setting up an academy to train a new order
of Jedi Knights. Han Solo and Chewbacca are taken prisoner
on the planet Kessel and forced to work in the fathomless
depths of a spice mine. But when Han and Chewie break away,
they flee desperately to a secret Imperial research
laboratory. When Luke picks up the trail of his two friends,
he comes face-to-face with a weapon so awesome, it can wipe
out an entire solar system...

This story occurs approximately
11 years after the Battle of Yavin.Breaking the Pax Republica,
Admiral Daala uses her Imperial fleet to conduct guerrilla
warfare on peaceful worlds. And now she threatens the watery
homeworld of Admiral Ackbar. But while the battle for a
planet rages, an even greater danger emerges at Luke
Skywalker's Jedi Academy. A brilliant young student, Kyp
Durron, delves dangerously into the dark side of the
Force...

This story occurs approximately
11 years after the Battle of Yavin.Suspended helplessly between life
and death, Luke Skywalker lies in state at the Jedi Academy.
Meanwhile, Luke's former protégé Kyp Durron has pirated the
deadly Sun Crusher
on an apocalyptic mission of mass destruction, convinced he
is fighting for a just cause. Hunting down the rogue
warrior, Han Solo must persuade Kyp to renounce his dark
crusade and regain his lost honour.

This story occurs approximately
12 years after the Battle of Yavin.Chief of State Leia Organa Solo
receives a desperate message from miners on the harsh world
of Corbos. They have awakened something in their excavations
and have come under attack. Luke Skywalker sends Kyp Durron
and the young clone Dorsk 82 to investigate and offer
whatever assistance they can. But when Kyp and Dorsk 82
arrive on storm-swept Corbos, they find only an empty mining
colony and the scene of a terrible disaster.

This story occurs approximately
12 years after the Battle of Yavin.Princess Leia, Han Solo and
Chewbacca set out on a mission that is vital to the survival
of the fragile New Republic. They are searching for the
long-lost children of the Jedi, a quest that takes them to
the once-vibrant stronghold of Belsavis - a nearly forgotten
frozen world. Leia has heard tales of a Jedi exodus from the
dark crypts below the planet's surface. She has also heard
that since the time of the exodus no-one entering the crypts
has returned alive.

This story occurs approximately
12 years after the Battle of Yavin.The Hutts, criminal warlords of
the galaxy, are building a secret super-weapon, a
reconstruction of the original Death Star superlaser, to be
called Darksaber.
This planet-crushing power will be in the ruthless hands of
Durga, a creature without conscience or mercy. And there is
trouble on another front: Admiral Daala is very much alive
and, in league with Pellaeon, is marshalling forces to
destroy the Rebels. Soon they and Luke will face the
ultimate test of their power...

This story occurs approximately
13 years after the Battle of Yavin.Nam Choiros is a barren backwater
world - once a dreaded prison colony, now home to a frantic
religious cult. It is here that Princess Leia has been taken
captive by a ruthless and charismatic warlord bent on
destroying the New Republic. Meanwhile, Luke lands on a
mysterious planet in search of his lost love Callista, only
to discover the Force is his own worst enemy.

This story occurs approximately
14 years after the Battle of Yavin.As Luke Skywalker and Han Solo
follow rumours of a lost enclave of Jedi Knights, Leia and
Han's children are kidnapped! In disguise, Leia and
Chewbacca follow a trail of clues to find the children.
Their search leads them to a far-flung star system with a
fantastic crystal sun at its centre. Little did they expect
to find Han and Luke already there. Nor could they have
anticipated the presence of Waru, an alien being with powers
more miraculous than any Jedi Knight they'd ever
encountered...

This story occurs approximately
14 years after the Battle of Yavin.Kir Kanos, the last surviving
member of Emperor Palpatine's Royal Guards, has been
"invited" to join a cadre of Imperial officers intent on
returning the Empire to its former glory. Dragooned into a
hard-liner Imperial plot, Kanos has had enough! He goes to
war with one Imperial faction, even as Leia Organa Solo
receives an invitation to meet with emissaries from
another...

This story occurs approximately
16 years after the Battle of Yavin.It is a time of tranquillity for
the New Republic. The remnants of the Empire now lie in
complete disarray, but the peace is short-lived. Luke
Skywalker must journey to his mother's homeworld in a quest
to find her people. An adventurous Lando Calrissian must
seize a mysterious spacecraft that has weapons of enormous
destructive power and an unknown mission. And Leia
Organa-Solo must face down the ruthless leader of the
Duskhan League, an arrogant Yevetha who seems bent on a
genocidal war...

This story occurs approximately
16 years after the Battle of Yavin.As Leia Organa-Solo must deal with
a new threat to the fragile new alliance that binds the New
Republic, Lando Calrissian becomes a prisoner aboard a
runaway spacecraft of unknown origin. The ship is following
an unstoppable path to its homeworld, destroyed by Imperial
forces. Luke Skywalker continues his quest to learn more
about his mother among the Fallanassi, where his every
belief about the use of the Force is about to be
challenged...

This story occurs approximately
16 years after the Battle of Yavin.Faced with an alarming image of
Han Solo as a battered hostage of the Yevetha, Chewbacca
takes on an urgent mission; meanwhile, Leia Organa-Solo
calls upon the Senate to take a stand and eliminate the
Yevetha threat: even at the cost of Han's life. As Lando
Calrissian fights off Imperial vessels from the runaway
Qella spaceship, Luke Skywalker's continuing search for his
mother brings him dangerously close to Nil Spaar's deadly
forces...

This story occurs approximately
16 years after the Battle of Yavin.Somewhere in the galaxy, millions
suddenly perish - a disruption of the Force so shocking it
is felt by Luke Skywalker at his Jedi Academy and by Leia
Organa-Solo on Coruscant. While Leia must deal with an
assassination attempt, a rumoured plot against the New
republic and allegations that Han Solo is involved, Luke
seeks out a former Jedi student who may hold the key to the
mass destruction...

This story occurs approximately
18 years after the Battle of Yavin.A trade summit brings Han Solo
back to Corellia. Arriving on the distant planet with Leia,
their children and Chewbacca, Han finds Corellia overrun
with agents of the New Republic Intelligence and finds
himself part of a deceptive plan whose aim not even he
understands. One thing is clear: the five inhabited worlds
of the sector are on the brink of civil war and the once
peaceful coexistence of the three leading races - human,
Selonian, and Drallan - has come to an end.

This story occurs approximately
18 years after the Battle of Yavin.Imprisoned on Corellia, Han Solo
finds himself at the mercy of his evil cousin, Thracken
Sal-Solo, who plans to restore the imperial system and seize
total power. Han has but one chance to stop him: to do so he
must turn his back on his human cousin and join forces with
a female alien. Dracmus was arrested as a ringleader in a
plot against the corrupt Human league. Now she and Han will
attempt a daring escape to Selonia in time to warn Leia,
Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian of Thracken's plan.

This story occurs approximately
18 years after the Battle of Yavin.When a loyalist ship approaching
Selonia is blasted out of space, Han Solo quickly realizes
that rebel forces are turning planetary repulsors into
weapons of immense destruction. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker
and Lando Calrissian manage to discover the terrifying
secret of Centerpoint Station. The infamous Starbuster
itself, and its next programmed nova, hard-wired in, is set
to annihilate a chosen star, its inhabited worlds, and
millions of innocent lives. There's only one way to stop it:
blow up the station.

This story occurs approximately
19 years after the Battle of Yavin.The Empire stands at the brink of
total collapse. But they have saved their most heinous plan
for last. First a plot is hatched that could destroy the New
Republic in a bloodbath of genocide and civil war. Then
comes the shocking news that Grand Admiral Thrawn, the most
cunning and ruthless warlord in history, has apparently
returned from the dead to lead the Empire to a
long-prophesied victory.

This story occurs approximately
19 years after the Battle of Yavin.The Empire's master plan is under
way. The New Republic is on the verge of civil war and the
rumour that the legendary Grand Admiral Thrawn has returned
from the dead is rallying the Imperial forces. Now Luke
Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and their allies face the
challenge of their lives.

This story occurs approximately
19 years after the Battle of Yavin.While trying to obtain the
coordinates of a secretive, peril-packed, but potentially
beneficial trade route, a novice Jedi is killed; and the
motive for his murder remains shrouded in mystery. Now his
former Master, Jedi archivist Mander Zuma, wants answers,
even as he fights to erase doubts about his own abilities as
a Jedi.

This story occurs approximately
19 years after the Battle of Yavin.Though the New Republic is
thriving, there are still many who remain true to the spirit
and evil designs of Emperor Palpatine. So when Luke
Skywalker, the New Republic's greatest hero and sole Jedi
master, decides to marry Mara Jade, the woman who was
formerly Emperor Palpatine's personal assassin and executor
of the Empire's will, you can be sure that somebody is going
to raise their hands in protest!

This story occurs approximately
20 years after the Battle of Yavin.Throughout its history the planet
Kariek has been scarred by violence, as warring Eickarie
tribes battle for dominance. For five decades a Warlord,
backed by a legion of alien mercenaries, has ruled while the
tribes fought to topple him. Now, the tribes have finally
put aside their most violent differences to forge a tenuous
alliance. This group has captured a city, and cornered the
Warlord and his minions in the fortress. Aiding this
revolution is the Empire of the Hand, a post-Palpatine
Imperial splinter group.

This story occurs approximately
20 years after the Battle of Yavin.Sometimes it seems a Jedi’s work
is never done and Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker know this
only too well. Despite the bond they share in the Force,
after three years of marriage the Jedi Master and his wife
are still learning the ropes of being a couple and
struggling to find time together between the constant
demands of duty. But all that will change when they’re
united on an unexpected mission and must pool their
exceptional skills to combat an insidious enemy and salvage
a part of Jedi history.

These stories occur between 21
and 22 years after the Battle of Yavin.Anakin Solo is now eleven and
headed for the Jedi Academy! The Force is very strong with
him - he can feel it. And his uncle Luke Skywalker thinks
its time for him to start his training...

These stories occur between 22
and 24 years after the Battle of Yavin.A new generation of Jedi Knights
come of age. These teenagers must overcome their greatest
fears to realize their full potential. For no-one knows what
tomorrow might bring.